ECTS
ECTS Course Catalogue
Course details
Course code: VVSS00244o15Semester: 2015/2016 summer
Name: Veterinary ethics
Major: Veterinary Medicine
Study Type: one cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 4
ECTS points: 1
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 0 / 0
Lecturer: dr n. wet. Robert Karczmarczyk
Language of instruction: Polish / English
Learning outcomes: Ethical issue of working as a veterinary surgeon. Student receives knowledge about ethical aspect of veterinary profession that guides professional service in veterinary area, learns about national and European principles of working as a member of profession of public trust.Graduating the course student has basic knowledge about ethical guidelines concerning to veterinary profession.
Competences: Student is able to place the profession in the public trust area, knows rules of veterinary professional conduct, can differentiate a professional ethical service from simply generating income.
Prerequisites: General ethics.
Course content: Profession of public trust – called “free profession”, historical outline of forming the free professions (guilds), structure and competences of self-governing organization, limitation of the profession in the field of serving a service in ethical way, medical mistakes, misconduct, veterinary professional ethics versus business ethics.
Recommended literature: Good Veterinary Practice Code (www.fve.org) Code of Ethics (www.fve.org)
Assessment methods: Obligatory written – answering the questions, 60% knowledge required to pass
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